Bertolt Brecht's Adaptations and Anti-capitalist Aesthetics Today

This book examines Brecht's theory and method of adaptation. It first reconstructs it into a single framework using four key Brechtian concepts: Fabel, gestus, estrangement effects, and historicizing. It then uses that framework to analyse four Brechtian adaptations: The Tutor, Don Juan, "Socrates Wounded," and Kriegsfibel. It argues that adaptation occupies a previously unrealised central place in Brecht's thought, demonstrating that he provides us with a unique way to think about adaptation--as material transformation. It concludes by describing how Brecht is useful for anti-capitalist aesthetics today because through him one can foster a new consciousness which enables better social conditions to be created. This book is practical for both theatre practitioners and artists as well as theorists.

Author: Anthony Squiers
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Brill
Published: 02/20/2025
Series: Consciousness, Literature and the Arts #61
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.47h x 6.43w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9789004721869
28th Edition